Koorie Education Worker

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**Role Description/Criteria**

St Thomas Aquinas Primary School seeks a Koorie Education Worker to support our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and our school community.

This is a designated position for applicants Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background. (Exemption A103/2012)

This is a 0.6 FTE contract position with the contract concluding at the end of the school year - January 28, 2024.

Applicants will be required to:

- Provide educational and cultural support to indigenous students at St Thomas Aquinas School.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the local Aboriginal community.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate with students, their families / carers and the local Aboriginal community.
- Demonstrate their ability to communicate with school principals and staff.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to improving learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
- Support the development of partnerships between students, parents, community and school and other educational organisations to enhance positive connections and working relationships.
- Assist in the development of and promotion of Koorie student support initiatives and Koorie inclusive curriculum.

At St Thomas Aquinas School, we hold the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people as a central and fundamental responsibility of our school. Our commitment is drawn from and inherent to the teaching and mission of Jesus Christ, with love, justice and the sanctity of each human person at the heart of the Gospel (CECV Commitment Statement to Child Safety).

St Thomas Aquinas School was founded in the Mercy tradition. The specific Mercy values of respect, compassion, justice and service guide the relationships, discussions and decisions within the school and its relationship to the parish and the community. The school also acknowledges the Mercy values of courage and hospitality as important in the school’s ethos.

The vision and mission of St Thomas Aquinas School highlights the centrality of the children in its care and the dignity of all in the community.

Applicants should have a Certificate 4 in Education Support or equivalent or be willing to undertake study or be a pre-service teacher currently enrolled in an education course at university.

Salary and conditions are outlined in the Victorian Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018. Salary classification is dependent upon experience, duties and qualifications.

Applicants must provide:

- An introductory letter
- Current resumé
- Copies of qualifications
- Copy of current WWCC card

**Application Procedure**:
Please submit:

- An introductory letter
- Current resumé
- Copies of qualifications
- Copy of current WWCC card